Inner Armor for Standing Firm

Neville's Inner Vision

To put on the whole armor of God is to assume the consciousness that you are one with the I AM, and that you are protected by truth. When you are aware of this, the wiles of the devil—the restless thoughts of fear, doubt, and lack—cannot penetrate your inner sanctuary. The warfare described is not with flesh and blood but with mental states: belief in separation, insecurity, and the pull of dark thoughts. The principalities and powers are the layered beliefs you have accepted about yourself; the rulers of the darkness are the bright but false notions you elevate above your true nature. The high places are the exalted ideas you mistake for supreme reality. In your imagination, don the belt of truth, the breastplate of righteousness, the shield of faith, the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit—living words that proceed from consciousness. With this armor, you withstand any evil day and, having done all, stand in the undeniable fact of your unity with God.